Just in Time manufacturing came about as way to increase corporate profits. They claimed that warehousing parts and the employees needed to run it were bloated and a wasteful use of money and resources. They claimed we had a stable enough world economy and a robust enough supply chain to keep things running smoothly.
Covid laid that canard to rest. It was all about profits and was a stupidly fragile system. Now with tariffs as a means of bribery we are at the mercy of another stupidly fragile and completely avoidable system of patronage masquerading as policy meant to make us great again. That people fall for that is incredible.
Those who are open apologists for this new system, attacking an actual manufacturer for expressing her valid point of view are talking out of both sides of their mouths. You can't have it both ways, ladies.
To celebrate the dismantling of an old, proven and reliable way of business because it fit your worldview back then, only to berate those that fail by the new way of doing business is laughable. Think about it. You're proposing someone to use the old, discredited method in order to keep up. This stupid, Just in Time method doesn't allow for stockpiling parts and you're saying she should find some way around it which would require a hefty investment (smaller orders are much more costly or not entertained at all) that could go bust as soon as someone changes their mind after taking a bribe to end it for certain select sellers of parts that can again, break down due to his whims.
All the best,
Nonoise
